MTNL plans attractive tariffs for newly-launched VDSL service

MUMBAI: Aiming to attract high number of customers to its Very High bit-rate Digital Subscribers Line (VDSL) broadband facility, state-owned
telecom service provider, Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Ltd (MTNL), is planning to announce attractive tariffs for the newly-launched service, a top company official said.

"We plan to offer attractive tariff plans for this service in about a couple of weeks. Presently, VDSL facility is available at limited locations in the city. The company will take steps to provide this facility in maximum areas," MTNL's Executive Director, J Gopal, told PTI here.

Public sector MTNL offers VDSL to customers with a high speed of 20 Mbps (2.5 Mb will be down-loaded within one second) for the first time in the country.

Though VDSL broadband technology can offer up to 50-55 Mbps, MTNL had announced that its service can deliver download speeds of 20 MBps.

Earlier, MTNL announced a tariff plan of Rs 9,000 per month with free down-loading up to 45 GB. The new tariff plan will have a monthly rent of Rs 4,999 with free down-loading up to 20 GB, Gopal said.

MTNL said that it expects to attract more customers if Mobile Number Portability (MNP) is launched before the proposed 3G (Third Generation airwaves) auction.

MTNL as well as state-run telecom service provider, BSNL, offer 3G service to their customers exclusively.